Thus while the administration is still debating the timing of an assault on Social Security - are voters ready for it before 2004?

For several weeks, the administration has debated whether it should modify the view that as sole superpower, it can do whatever it wants wherever it wants.

The new deadline came as the administration and Senate Democrats debated how documents covered by the subpoenas would be handled.

The administration is still debating the commission's call for making public the total amount of money the government spends on intelligence activities, one official said.

For weeks, the administration has been debating how to deal with the election in Iran.

"I don't why this 'environmental administration' should even be debating the validity of these commandments of environmental protection."

The administration is currently debating whether the groups covered by the old order would be included in the new one, administration officials said.

The administration was also debating how many trainers, Special Operations forces and military assets it will keep in the country after that to support Afghanistan's army and police.

Successive administrations have debated such a move for decades.

The administration is debating its obligations under arms control treaties that govern chemical, biological and nuclear arms, an official involved in the discussions said in an interview.